Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by cybercrime group Storm-1152 to sell fraudulent Outlook accounts. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a cybercrime group, tracked as Storm-1152, to sell fraudulent accounts. ” concludes the announcement.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

The automaker said an unauthorized third party obtained personal information about customers and interested buyers from a vendor used for digital sales and marketing by its Audi Volkswagen brands and some U.S. A small number of records included additional data like dates of birth, Social Security numbers and account numbers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. “The FBI is informing academic partners of identified US college and university credentials advertised for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically accessible forums.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

The cybercrime underground has long functioned as an open market where sellers of products and services are paired with buyers and contractors. billion credentials and personal records, ranging from account and financial information to emails and Social Security numbers." Threat actors exposed or stole 22.62

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Researchers discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with information stealers. Threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock has discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with various information stealer malware.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 15, 2023

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2022 Internet Crime Report , which reveals the trends and impacts of cybercrime in the United States. The report shows that phishing schemes were the most common type of cybercrime reported by victims in 2022, with 300,497 complaints. billion for BEC attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

SpyCloud Investigations is a powerful cybercrime and identity threat investigation solution used by analysts and investigators to discover and act on threats by navigating the world’s largest repository of recaptured breach, malware, and phishing data. There is a vast amount of personal information in criminals’ hands,” said Jason.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

This post explores answers to those questions, as well as some of the ways Trickbot and other organized cybercrime gangs gradually recruit, groom and trust new programmers. Alla Witte’s personal website — allawitte[.]nl nl — circa October 2018. 6 in Miami, Fla. .” law enforcement agencies. Image: DOJ.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 20, 2023

Over 100,000 compromised OpenAI ChatGPT account credentials have found their way on illicit dark web marketplaces between June 2022 and May 2023, with India alone accounting for 12,632 stolen credentials.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 8, 2019

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching revealed more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support all types of cybercrime, including spam, credit card fraud and identity theft. Facebook responded by deleting those groups.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 28, 2020

The United Kingdom’s anti-cybercrime agency is running online ads aimed at young people who search the Web for services that enable computer crimes, specifically trojan horse programs and DDoS-for-hire services. law enforcement agents in connection with various cybercrime investigations. FLATTENING THE CURVE.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2024

Threat actors accessed more than 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform for welfare programs. Threat actors breached over 19,000 online accounts on a California state platform dedicated to welfare programs. Your account may have been one of those accessed.” ” continues the notification.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based based technology companies.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Facebook, Instagram , TikTok , and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. Facebook said it targeted a number of accounts tied to key sellers on OGUsers, as well as those who advertise the ability to broker stolen account sales. THE MIDDLEMEN.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

19 individuals worldwide were charged in a transnational cybercrime investigation of the now defunct xDedic marketplace. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime) At the time, the domain (xdedic[.]biz)

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

Criminals ripping off other crooks is a constant theme in the cybercrime underworld; Accountz Club’s slogan — “the best autoshop for your favorite shops’ accounts” — just normalizes this activity by making logins stolen from users of various cybercrime shops for sale at a fraction of their account balances.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The price for a stolen account was very cheap, paying a few dollars crooks were able to use it for a specific period. Genesis Market provided access to accounts of the most popular services, including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Gmail, Netflix, PayPal, Spotify, and Zoom.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

BingoMod is a new Android malware that can wipe devices after stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts. Researchers at Cleafy discovered a new Android malware, called ‘BingoMod,’ that can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Interpol has announced the arrests of 75 individuals as part of a coordinated international operation against an organized cybercrime ring called Black Axe. Interpol arrested 75 individuals as part of a coordinated global operation, codenamed Operation Jackal, against the cybercrime ring Black Axe. and the U.S.) million from victims.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. The INTERPOL published more than 20 notices were published based on information relating to Operation HAECHI-II and identified 10 new fraudulent schemes.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. According to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

An internet outage impacted Orange Spain after a hacker gained access to the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing. The hacker, who uses the moniker ‘Snow’, gained access to the RIPE account of Orange Spain and misconfigured the BGP routing causing an internet outage. I have fixed your RIPE admin account security.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2022

million accounts. Threat actors compromised the FlexBooker accounts of more than 3.7 Stolen data are now available for sale on multiple cybercrime forums. The threat actors claim the stolen database contains customer information, including names, emails, phone numbers, hashed passwords, and password salt. The post Over 3.7

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We’ll also explore an array of cybercrime services aimed at phishers who target hotels that rely on the world’s most visited travel website. In an email to KrebsOnSecurity, booking.com confirmed one of its partners had suffered a security incident that allowed unauthorized access to customer booking information.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2021

A suspicious wave of attacks resulted in the hack of four cybercrime forums Verified, Crdclub, Exploit, and Maza since January. Since January, a series of mysterious cyberattacks that resulted in the hack of popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. No other information looked to be compromised in the attack.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The LockBit ransomware claims to have hacked accountancy firm Xeinadin threatens to leak the alleged stolen data. The LockBit ransomware claims responsibility for hacking the Xeinadin accountancy firm and threatens to disclose the alleged stolen data. Account balances. Client legal information. Customer financials.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle “ USDoD ” had infiltrated the FBI ‘s vetted information sharing network InfraGard , and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. But on Sept. defense contractors. But on Sept. defense contractors. Microsoft Corp.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 6, 2022

With the way cybercrime has increased over the last few years, the United States is in desperate need of a more effective system to measure it. The bill received bipartisan Congressional support and aims to improve the government's understanding, measurement, and tracking of cybercrime.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Group-IB recently uncovered a significant security breach involving ChatGPT accounts. These compromised accounts pose a serious risk to businesses, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, which has experienced the highest concentration of ChatGPT credentials for sale.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

After significant data breaches, sensitive user information is often sold on illegal sites, creating serious risks for individuals and organizations. Once personal information, such as credit card numbers, passwords, and Social Security numbers, is stolen, it can be sold for as little as $1 per account on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2024

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. Free disclosed a cyber attack over the weekend after a threat actor attempted to sell the stolen data on a popular cybercrime forum. Free S.A.S. million mobile and fixed subscribers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2024

The X account of cybersecurity giant Mandiant was hacked, attackers used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto wallet and push a cryptocurrency scam. Crooks hacked the X account of cybersecurity firm Mandiant and used it to impersonate the Phantom crypto platform and share a cryptocurrency scam. “Sorry, change password please.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

WWH Club had over 353,000 users by 2023 and offered courses on fraud and cybercrime, generating profits through membership and tuition fees. Khodyrev and Kublitskii were also the administrators of many similar websites, including darkweb marketplaces, forums, and training centers to enable cybercrime.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2024

The rapper and social media personality Punchmade Dev is perhaps best known for his flashy videos singing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. But until recently, there wasn’t much to support a conclusion that Punchmade was actually doing the cybercrime things he promotes in his songs. Punchmade Dev’s shop.

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